CHILD DIES OF INJURIES; MOM ARRESTED.Byline: - Jason Kandel A 2-year-old boy died at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on Wednesday after suffering severe physical abuse by his 19-year-old mother, police said. Before the boy died, the mother, Claudia Merlos of Canoga Park, was arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , said Los Angeles police Lt. Dennis Shirey. Now that the boy has died, that charge could change. Merlos was being held at Van Nuys jail in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $500,000 bail. About 9 p.m. Tuesday, an ambulance was called to Merlos' home in the 18300 block of Roscoe Boulevard, where they found the toddler in full cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. . Paramedics rushed the child to West Hills Hospital. ``He was resuscitated re·sus·ci·tate v. re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing, re·sus·ci·tates v.tr. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. See Synonyms at revive. v.intr. To regain consciousness. , but the nature of the injuries raised concerns with the medical staff,'' said Officer Asta Webster. The boy was later transferred to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, where he was placed on life support, Shirey said. ``The child had both old and new, unexplained external injuries and was suffering from internal hemorrhaging,'' Shirey said. Shirey added that on Sept. 16, the child was taken to an area hospital suffering from a broken leg. Merlos told investigators the wound was caused in an accident, and doctors determined that the wound was consistent with her story. An accident report was completed. The county Department of Children and Family Services will conduct an investigation, said DCFS DCFS Department of Children and Family Services DCFS Division of Children and Family Services DCFS Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems (conference) DCFS Data Communication & Functional System spokesman Neil Zanville. |
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